CeBIT 2012

The Asus Transformer Prime is the go-to tablet is you want to combine a touchscreen with a detachable keyboard dock, but what about the same concept running on Intel hardware and Windows software? Turns out that Intel are demoing that exact notion at CeBIT 2012 with an Ivy Bridge Ultrabook touchscreen reference design.

Thermaltake is back with another product design made in conjunction with BMW Group Designworks USA. The last time we saw a design tie up between these two companies was the Level 10 case that was so cool. The new product is a gaming mouse the goes along with that Level 10 gaming case called the Level 10 M Gaming Mouse.

Acer has revealed its latest ultrabook, the Aspire Timeline Ultra M3, building on the Timeline Ultras of CES with dedicated NVIDIA GeForce GT640M graphics driving a 15-inch display. A choice of SSD-only or SSD/HDD hybrid - using the solid-state drive for speedier boot and resume times - storage is on offer, along with Intel Core processors and an integrated DVD drive.

Gigabyte doesn't only have ultrabooks for CeBIT this week; the company also has a 15.6-inch gaming notebook, the Gigabyte P2542G, packing a quadcore Core i7 processor and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M 2GB graphics. Following rival gaming machines in opting for an eye-catchingly bright casing, the yellow P2542G has a 1920 x 1080 Full HD LED-backlit display and Blu-ray drive, together with four dual-channel stereo speakers and two separate woofers.

Gigabyte has jumped aboard the ultrabook bandwagon, revealing a pair of the MacBook Air rivaling ultraportables, the U2442N and U2442V, packing Intel Core i5 and i7 processors. Revealed at CeBIT 2012 this week, the two models have 14-inch 1600 x 900 LED-backlit displays and NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M 2GB graphics, along with either SSD or HDD storage.